Our hosts react to “Iceman,” “Habibti” and “Maid of Honour.” ...

The 2026 Billboard Women in Music Impact honoree's "Folded" is a week away from radio history. By Trevor Anderson After a previous pair of runner-up results, Kehlani achieves their first No. 1 on ...

For over 5 years, Arthur has been professionally covering video games, writing guides and walkthroughs. His passion for video games began at age 10 in 2010 when he first played Gothic, an immersive ...

The self-titled LP by the Sugarhill Gang, released in 1980, is widely regarded as the genre’s first full-length record. Three rappers select the albums that have captured the spirit of the medium in ...

Wine and hip hop: The most interesting pairing yet. This group might have unlocked the secret to bridging the diversity gap and sparking a new passion for wine. It might seem like an unlikely pairing ...

On this day in 1999, Marshall Mathers introduced the world to The Slim Shady LP and in doing so, shifted the entire trajectory of Hip Hop heading into the new millennium. Released on Aftermath ...

For over two decades, the Recording Academy has honored the genre of hip-hop with its own music categories, including Best Rap Album, at their annual Grammy Awards ceremony. At the 2020 Grammy Awards, ...

What's going on with rap? After celebrating 50 years of legacy in 2023 with marquee moments like the Hip Hop 50 multi-headliner concert at Yankee Stadium, plus Kendrick Lamar's historic run – capped ...

Because the hip-hop genre has grown over the past three decades into a tremendous force in American and international popular culture, it can be easy to forget how relatively young it is, originating ...

I’m from the small Central Illinois town of Decatur. My hometown is one of the sites where the war on drugs and many of its battles took place. In 2018, Decatur was listed at number seven in USA Today ...

In a year that had no rap songs in the Billboard Hot 100’s Top 40 for the first time since 1990, rap thrived in so many other ways. This list of the 25 best rap albums of 2025 includes grand ...

We’re at the end of yet another year where commentators and fans speculated on the health of the rap world. In October, it was reported that, for the first time in 35 years, there were no rap songs in ...